Posts made in December 12th, 2009

Book Shopping, Day Twelve

Posted by elizabeth on Dec 12, 2009 in Books, Christmas Shopping, Sprinkles | 1 comment

I love Fancy Nancy (despite the fact that I am a bit older than four) and follow all her adventures faithfully. Here is a delicious new Fancy Nancy book, just in time for the holidays—and of course it is called Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas. What better opportunity for fancyness, after all, than Christmas?

Here’s the alluring copy from the book jacket: “Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles—and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don’t turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?”

Sprinkles! I have a special affinity for sprinkles myself, and that just makes this book all the more scrumptious to me. The illustration of Nancy and her sister putting sprinkles on the cookies is wonderful. (Well, actually all the illustrations are wonderful.) This book is a splendiferous choice for children four to eight, and I know any number of fanciful adults who would be charmed by it as well.

Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Connor with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser is available at Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Amazon, and of course from your favorite independent bookstore.